The Youth Education programme, in collaboration with the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Roma Tre, has developed a schools education project that integrates into the Pathway for Transversal Competencies and Orientation (PCTO) framework for Italian schools. The PCTO is an extracurricular experience, designed to balance three dimensions: learning, experience and orientation. It offers students a structured and recognized learning experience focused on sustainable agrifood systems.

Combining theoretical and practical learning, the project helps students develop transversal skills while engaging with experts from the agrifood sector and the United Nations system. As a pilot project in Italy, it aims to establish a model for integrating agrifood systems education into school curricula, with the goal of scaling it globally.

The focus extends beyond Italy, using this opportunity to test and refine the approach for replication in other countries. The lessons learned from this pilot will inform future global efforts to empower youth in agrifood systems, ensuring that the model is adaptable and impactful across diverse educational and cultural contexts.